cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5309499

After Biden's meltdown, the Democrats are hoping to reenergize people with a supposedly "progressive" pick for Kamala Harris' running mate.

  • Chronicon [they/them]
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    3 months ago

    Walz is good for the dems electorally but that isn't necessarily good for the left. I think you are still a little too optimistic on Walz. Most of his accomplishments as governor are simply "he didn't veto a good thing the legislature did". Some things he actually championed and should get partial credit for but most not so much. "literally the best that can happen in the imperial core" is a huge stretch as well. In the current exact moment with the support of the DNC? sure maybe. But we need to be getting people to think outside the DNC not giving them a 50% more palatable ghoul to root for.

    I assume you know all this but I think its probably important to not buy into the hype cycle around Walz.

    • YEP [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      I thing your misreading my pessimism for America as optimism of walz. Shit is dire we are commiting genocide in broad daylight. I had never been more doomer than I was before Biden dropped out for context.

      On his record as governor this is gonna prob come off as dumb wonk shit. Like you can point to his lt governor pushing him left but like he is championing these things publicly everywhere rather than shying away like every other dem. Look at Shapiro fighting his own party on things like school privatisation. I don't really see any evidence he doesn't believe this stuff. Even if he doesn't believe it I think we should be pushing his selection bc he can beade to compromise. I think the biggest reason to shit on lesser evil voting is the lesser evil in America is always someone who can't be pushed, it's useless. Walz, who will be president of a split Senate if the Dems can hold onto their 50 seats, I, yea maybe optimistic w/e, looks like he can be pushed.

      On a more general sense the Dems not picking someone on the far right of the part is just such a shock to me personally idk.